Cost of living

Trump approval near career low ahead of elections: Poll

Some 32% of poll respondents said they approved of the job US President Donald Trump was doing in the White House, unchanged from a week earlier.

French school protests resume on smaller scale as students return from break

Protesters hold a banner reading “High school students, university students, and workers — all united in the struggle” in Marseille on Oct 31.

Portuguese police clash with housing protesters, arrest 13

A demonstration denouncing the housing crisis in Lisbon’s Rossio Square late on Oct 31.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 1, 2026

Police officers detaining a demonstrator in Berlin, Germany, on Oct 31.

Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France; officer hit by Molotov cocktail

Riot police on fire after a Molotov cocktail was thrown during clashes in Paris, France, on Oct 31.

Surging cost of living tops voter concerns ahead of US midterms

People queuing up to vote early for the US midterm elections in El Paso, Texas, on Oct 19.

Thousands of students, workers hold peaceful protests in Italy

People march past the Colosseum during a nationwide protest and general strike against the rising cost of living, in Rome, Italy, on Oct 30.

Japan’s beleaguered shoppers are a worry for convenience stores and the economy

Britain will reduce ‘unsustainable’ welfare costs, Finance Minister Healey says

Spending on welfare is set to cost more than 11% of the UK’s economic output in 2026.

Bank of Japan set to hold rate as inflation reaches long-awaited milestone

The milestone on the price goal would mark the culmination of a campaign that began in 2013.

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